Video: 'Harold Lloyd's SAFETY LAST! - U.S. Re-release Trailer'
(Easter Sunday, April 1, 1923) — Safety Last!, a romantic comedy silent film about a small-town boy out to impress his girlfriend scales a skyscraper in the big city, premiered today at the Strand Theater at 1579 Broadway, at the northwest corner of 47th Street and Broadway in Times Square, New York City. Continue reading ‘Safety Last!’ romantic comedy silent film opens in New York City 100 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Apr 1 1923)
Video: '1st Oscar Winners in history'
(Thursday, May 16, 1929, 8:00 p.m. EDT) — Wings was named Outstanding Picture tonight as the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS) held its 1st Academy Awards ceremony at the Hollywood Roosevelt Hotel in Los Angeles. Continue reading ‘Wings’ named Outstanding Picture at 1st Academy Awards ceremony 90 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (May 16 1929)
Video: 'Ravel's Bolero - WWI armistice centennial Paris 2018 (complete)'
(Thursday, November 22, 1928) — Boléro, a one-movement orchestral piece by the French composer Maurice Ravel originally composed as a ballet commissioned by Russian actress and dancer Ida Rubinstein, premiered today at the Paris Opéra. Continue reading ‘Bolero’ by Maurice Ravel premieres at Paris Opera 90 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Nov 22 1928)
Video: 'Walt Disney Animation Studios' Steamboat Willie'
(Sunday, November 18, 1928) — Walt Disney’s first sound-synchronized animated cartoon, Steamboat Willie, starring Mickey Mouse, premiered today at Universal’s Colony Theater in New York City. Continue reading Disney’s first sound-synchronized animated cartoon premieres in New York 90 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Nov 18 1928)
Video: 'Plane Crazy Mickey Mouse Classic Walt Disney 1928 Sound Cartoon'
(Tuesday, May 15, 1928) — Mickey Mouse, a funny animal cartoon character and the mascot of The Walt Disney Company, was first seen today in a test screening of the cartoon short Plane Crazy. Continue reading Disney cartoon character Mickey Mouse first seen 90 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (May 15 1928)
Video: 'THE PASSION OF JOAN OF ARC (Masters of Cinema) New & Exclusive 2017 HD Trailer'
(Saturday, April 21, 1928) — The Passion of Joan of Arc, a silent French film based on the actual record of the trial of Joan of Arc, debuted today at the Palads Teatret cinema in Copenhagen, Denmark. Continue reading ‘The Passion of Joan of Arc’ debuts in Copenhagen 90 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Apr 21 1928)
Video: 'The Circus' trailer
(Saturday, January 7, 1928, midnight EST) — The Circus, a silent comedy film about the ringmaster of an impoverished circus who hires Charlie Chaplin’s Little Tramp as a clown, but discovers that he can only be funny unintentionally, not on purpose, premiered this morning at Mark Strand Theater in New York City. Continue reading ‘The Circus’ premieres in New York City 90 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Jan 7 1928)
Video: 'The Jazz Singer (1927) - Trailer' (Oct. 6, 1927, at 1:43)
(Thursday, October 6, 1927, 8:45 p.m. EST) — The era of talking pictures arrived tonight at Warner Theatre in Times Square in New York City with the opening of The Jazz Singer, an American musical film about a cantor’s son who breaks with family tradition to go into show business. Continue reading ‘The Jazz Singer’ ushers in era of talking pictures 90 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Oct 6 1927)
Video: 'Sunrise: A Song of Two Humans' trailer
(Friday, September 23, 1927, 8:30 p.m. EDT) — Sunrise: A Song of Two Humans, an American silent romantic drama film about a farmer’s affair with a city woman and how it almost destroys his life, premiered tonight at Times Square Theater in New York City. Continue reading ‘Sunrise: A Song of Two Humans’ premieres in New York City 90 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Sep 23 1927)
Video: 'Wings' trailer
(Thursday, May 19, 1927) — Wings, a silent war film about romantic rivals who fly against the enemy in World War I, had its world premiere today at the Texas Theater on Houston Street in San Antonio, Texas, the city where it had been filmed. Continue reading ‘Wings’ premieres in San Antonio, Texas 90 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (May 19 1927)
